Little Falls transcript., 1887-03-11

jyou, I can't do not yet, at any
rate.1 II you see fit to make q scandal
you'n be biting your nose Of to spite
your face, that's all. I'd besin = mess
certainly but where would you be?'''
s.ss And II j went east r.
il you let mo manage my own way
you'll be Mrs. Scranton q year from,
now and nobody'll know the 1ilIar.
ence. What's the use OF all this cry
inge''
I. .'Oh, Arthur am go wretched =
Jim Mason lett the corral, and spur
red after the mon. He: could not face
the poor girl, and he dreaded making
moro trouble for her. But all thesway
to the mouth OF Crazy Greek he was
wondering what he could do.
I
\ "Say, Mac said Jim Mason to the
Hall Circle Cross foreman that night,
II got to 60 to town. Wouldn't
leave when you're so rushed on'y
can't help it. I kin come out in q
couple o'days." ~
Mac poked his pipe thoughtfully.
'Well, be as quick as you kin. II the
river don't 60 down it's going to be q
job swimming COWS. Take one 8 them
extry horses-your string is kind o,
worked down. Hyou see any men /
want two'r three-no tenderfeet. ;.
Next night Jim was in Cheyenne.
He went to the house OF the Crazy
Creek Cattle Company's s general man
ager and said: ,"Mr. Gray / want to
git hundred dolfare right off, :.
"Why' jim this is a new trick for
you, coming to town in the middle of
work, and wanting to play faro"
L II had to come in, Mr.. Gray-and it
amt faro / want it for.
II haven't got that much but I'll see
If my wife has. Can't you wait till the
office is open in the morning?"
"I'd ruther not; but can borrow it
round town ifyou amt got it,
Mr.. Gray got the money, and told
Jim to sign for it at the company's
office the next day.
"All 'right--an' you know ! asked
you to look after my back wages fur
me; there's about six hundred. I'd
like that in the mornin'."
"Well 60 slow with it Jim. Mac is
talking of going back East after this
season, and we shall wantyou to take
his place."
Il reckon know the brands as we'll
as most of 'em. But Mac is material
born cow-man. That rheumatic is a
pesky thing amt it. Aman can't last
no longer than SNOWFALL in hell, ridin
with that in him."
"Cattle looking well?"
"Fairish: Range is gettin' pretty
crowded. Well, SO long"
Goodnight, jim"
From there he went, down to Wes
Meyers. The proprietor of the Dia-
mond Palace Saloon was watching a.
monte game, but assented to Jim's
proposition to shave bottle O.
wine." l., -. -
Over the champagne Jim said:
'"Look here, Wes, I want a couple o.
men to go out to Mac. Is there any
good hands here?''
f ayes; there's Tex-he's broke al
ready-and Heifer Jack; We'll about
get his wages cleaned up to o-night. He's
playin' fve-dollar chips"
"All right. Now l want you to put
me into a little racket, Yves, on the
quiet. ] want to run up agin' busted
preacher-a preacher that wants stuff
pretty bad. Savvy?"
II don't worry with that brand
much. But most o them bucks is
pretty we'll fixed, Jim. There's that
Noyes chap, though, him as the Meth
od,sts fired out O. Denver-he's up to
Dyer's Hotel, an if he's busted he's
ca ~
"All right; will. So long"
"see you agin fore you hit the
breeze?"
II reckon"
$50 long"
The Rev. Mr.. Noyes proved to be
reasonably sober, and accepted the
strangers invitation to drink with
alacrity.
YOU'RE a preacher, amt your" said
Jim.
II have that honor. l am glad to
look like It,. Malicious men have
limited that my presence was not too
clerical. Mine, sir, has been q cheq-
uered career-monk, spiritualist, mig
ger minstrel and canine surgeon"--J
f. mot interruptin'-do you want q
couple of twenties?" asked ,Jim, dis
playing the coins in question with in!
genious sagacity. y
The Rev. Mr. Noyes abruptly de-
posted his tumbler on the bar, and
answered, II should smile!'''
Kin l dicker with you, straight?''
First of, preacher, my names Jim
Mason, Halt Circle Cross outfit. r
don't make no siX-shooter plays, and
! don't set up to be no bad man from
the Meteetsi country, but this is mon
ey I'm going to talk to you, an if you
ring in any funny business you II cough
through your ribs. E:,T +@ssss3
go ahead r. 5ss%
"Will you stop budgin' for two or
three days, and take g. trip out Fort
Laramie way with me? It's $1Oa day,
and $40 extry for the wear o, your
tools, Bible and sich.'' $..} s' !. u
go ahead. i. Il s ss;.ss: -S= !. l.
y My sister an her teller wants to
sit married. You're to meet t'em emp
ty ranch an'hitch en- = 33
. .'Shake.'' .....s .: .s.ss #.5
n "Only you see this TELLER he has q
grudge agin' preachers. Ireckon one
of 'eln sinched, him playin' monte or
somethin' an i might have to hold
him down. like, while you do the mar
ryin, so he can't crawlyour hump" q
- think we understand each other,
Mr.. Mason = .s .55 st= #..5.,* 4. =,
H .sAll right. am goingto sleep with
you tonight SOS to know you ain,t
= drinkin', an we want to start about
half-past 81 got to do q little some
thin here first" e 81 81
Don't you want to buy q wedding
ring?" Il. a., .- ...5 .5.5 .ss55z 81 81
.s.'Yes, I 1reckonI I dop' .3.#s &
s ssSell You the ticket for one cheap.
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